How do you maintain a beard? I've been trying to grow one

>>40141307
>itchy

Hate this meme. Do you fools not wash your beard?

>>40141307
I just rock stubble

>>40141307
Let it grow for a few weeks and see what you have to work with. If it's patchy, doesn't connect, is a neckbeard, vel sim, then shave it.

Decide the length you want. Once you figure it out then trim your beard to that level.

If you will be sporting a beard longer than stubble I recommend shaping it. It will take a few tries to start getting it looking clean and symmetrical. Things to do in a shape:
1. Trim out a line on your cheeks.
2. Trim a line on your neck. Shave everything below it. Ideally you want beard on your face but not your neck. Don't cut it too high, or the naked underside of your mouth will hang low, and you might look fat.
3. Trim the line between your ear and sideburn on down for each side. I like to do a clean, straight line down all the way from the sideburn.
4. Clean up stray hairs - below your neckline, above your cheek lines, etc.
5. If you don't have a super long beard, make sure the hair from your mustache doesn't cover or fall too much in your lips, that looks bad.

Consider using shampoo/conditioner instead of just soap if you're past a certain length.

>>40141506
How do I combat ingrown hairs?

It stops itching as much once it gets some length, give it a month or two

>>40141307
get a clipper set, let it grow for a few months, then trim down to a 1, then use a razor to structure it